Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War
Autor Matt Gallagheren Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 apr 2011
Based
on
Captain
Matt
Gallagher's
controversial
and
popular
blog,
which
the
U.S.
Army
shut
down
in
June
2008,Kaboomis
a
sardonic,
unnerving,
one-of-a-kind
Iraq
war
memoir.
"At
turns
hilarious,
maddening
and
terrifying,"
providing
"raw
and
insightful
snapshots
of
conflict"
(Washington
Post),Kaboomresonates
with
stoical
detachment
from
and
timeless
insight
into
a
war
that
we
are
still
trying
to
understand.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780306819674
ISBN-10: 0306819678
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations, maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Da Capo Press
ISBN-10: 0306819678
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations, maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Da Capo Press
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Notă biografică
Matt
Gallagherjoined
the
Army
in
2005
and
left
in
2009
following
a
fifteen-month
tour
in
Iraq.
He
is
the
author
of
the
critically
acclaimed
novel,Youngblood.
Originally
from
Reno,
Nevada,
he
now
lives
in
New
York
City.
Recenzii
New
YorkJournal
of
Books,
8/20/10
“A
first-person
account
of
life
where
the
IED
hits
the
road.
Gallagher’s
first
command—a
scout
platoon—is
a
classic
picture
of
soldiers
drawn
straight
from
the
American
underclass…They
are
flawlessly
presented
as
the
Joes
of
the
Iraq
and
Afghan
wars…Gallagher’s
men
are
rich
in
irony
and
political
incorrectness.”WashingtonPost,8/28/10“[A] half comic, half heart-breaking hour-by-hour account.”
Winston-SalemJournal
“Gallagher
is
the
voice
of
this
war.”
Officer,
10/10
“Readable, often humorous…Convey[s] a sense of what the tip of the spear Soldier and his company grade leaders experienced on an Iraq deployment…For anyone wishing to get a genuine feel for recent deployment experiences of today’s Army company grade officer, this book will go a long way in delivering a realistic and candid view…Get a copy and put it on your reading list.”
“Readable, often humorous…Convey[s] a sense of what the tip of the spear Soldier and his company grade leaders experienced on an Iraq deployment…For anyone wishing to get a genuine feel for recent deployment experiences of today’s Army company grade officer, this book will go a long way in delivering a realistic and candid view…Get a copy and put it on your reading list.”
RenoGazette-Journal,
10/10/10
“[A] gritty memoir about modern warfare in the Mideast.”
“[A] gritty memoir about modern warfare in the Mideast.”
The
Old
Gold
and
Black(Wake
Forest
University),
10/18/10
Entertainment Weekly, 4/30/10
“as funny as it is harrowing.”
InternetReviewofBooks.com, April 2010
“[Gallagher] proves himself a gifted writer in this boots-on-the-ground report, with some of his prose echoing the scattershot riffs of Dylan without the guitar…[His] analysis of his situation, his troopers, the rear echelon, the high command, the profiteers, and the Iraqis (friend and foe) is insightful and candid...Gallagher simply gives a platoon leader’s perspective of an ugly war that has cost our nation so much in so many ways. Perhaps it is best to think of the young lieutenant’s memoir as one more paving stone for the road toward a fair historical assessment that our grandchildren may appreciate.”
Galveston Daily News, 4/18/10
“While the opening of the book borrows heavily from the blog, it doesn’t simply regurgitate his blog postings. Gallagher adds material that puts his experiences in context and rewrote much of the rest. Unchanged is what made the blog so delightful—the irreverence of his words and the immediacy of what he experienced...Kaboomoffers an intimate and poignant look at the rough men willing to do violence so good people can sleep peacefully in their beds—during a period that tested those men to their limits. It is well worth reading.”
Library Journal, 4/1/10
“[Gallagher’s] exceptional narrative technique makes the soldier in-group cant both believable and coherent; his relentless pursuit of sanity in the midst of a chaotic storm of IEDs, policy changes, sheiks, civilians, and baffling missions makes this blog-based memoir an exciting read reminiscent of Anthony Swofford’sJarhead.”
Zinkmagazine, April 2010
“Kaboomis nothing short of purely honest, unabashedly descriptive and unexpectedly humorous.”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/4/10
“An oddly fascinating account of the high points (and low points) of Gallagher’s 15-month deployment…Kaboomwill generate strong responses from readers.”
“Gallagher
is
a
phenomenal
writer…He
is
so
real
in
his
writing.
He
does
not
hold
back,
which
is
why
his
story
is
so
appealing.
We
want
the
truth,
and
Gallagher
gives
us
nothing
but…This
war
story
is
as
real
as
you
can
get.
Welcome
to
the
history
books
Lieutenant.”
Nancy
Pearl
(via
Twitter),
6/27/10
“Matt
Gallagher'sKaboom—ironic,
visceral,
based
on
his
well
known
blog
about
his
experiences
as
an
army
lieutenant
in
Iraq.”
“Talk
of
the
Town”
(WTVF),
6/1/10
“If
you
want
the
inside
soldier’s
view
of
the
most
recent
Iraq
War,
read
this
first
person
account
of
Gallagher’s
15
month
deployment.”
Winston-SalemJournal,
7/25/10
“Gallagher
is
the
voice
of
this
war.”
Collected
Miscellany,
6/15/10
“Gallagher
does
an
excellent
job
of
portraying
the
daily
grind
of
counterinsurgency
warfare…[His]
writing
style
is
free
and
easy
to
read.
He
does
not
write
with
a
lot
of
military
jargon…A
must-read
for
anyone
interested
in
reading
a
grunt
officer’s
perspective
on
the
counterinsurgency
war
in
Iraq.”
MidwestBook
Review,
June
2010
The New Republic, 6/11/10
“A vivid and introspective chronicle of Gallagher’s fifteen months in Iraq…Its aim is simple: to explain what it is like to wage an unconventional war…Unlike a journalist, whose Heisenberg-like presence inevitably distorts, Gallagher is able to candidly depict the lighter moments of war…And Gallagher gives the book’s characters…much more than the name-rank-hometown exposition that too often flattens soldiers in print…Evocative prose, convincing dialogue, and, especially, telling vignettes of life as an American soldier in Iraq.”
Tucson Citizen, 6/14/10
"[Gallagher] freely shares what it was like to face the ever-presence threat of snipers and roadside bombs. He debates the effectiveness of the overall military strategy of the latest surge and struggles to understand the big picture in a memoir that is honest, candid, and insightful.”
JulesCrittenden.com, 6/14/10
“Beautifully written, literary in its approach, and looks to be a good companion to [Rage Company’s] more Spartan, unadorned take on the business end of surge operations and counterinsurgency.”
Kick
Ass
Book
Reviews,
6/24/10
“A
soldier's
account
of
the
realities
of
war…No
military
library
should
be
without
this.”
Proceedings,
August
2010
“Matt
Gallagher’s
memoir
is
the
finest
I
have
yet
read
from
the
wars
in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan…The
genius
of
both
the
blog
and
the
memoir
is
Gallagher’s
ability
and
willingness
to
accurately
capture
not
just
the
fear
and
boredom
of
small-unit
combat
but
also
its
hilarity…Laugh-out-loud
dialogue…Gallagher’s
parting
act
of
service
is
this
book,
which
is
as
noteworthy
for
its
adventurous
and
stylized
prose
as
for
the
story
it
tells…As
engaging
a
combat
memoir
as
any
I
have
ever
read.”
BostonGlobe,
8/10/10
“Provides
a
firsthand
glimpse
at
the
fog
of
modern
war.”
Military Times, 5/24/10
“Kaboomis funny and profound, urbane and vulgar, witty and worthwhile…Photos with informative captions, and an index [are] the only pages inKaboomwithout a sense of humor…As jaw-dropping, laugh-inducing and eye-opening as any life-threatening rollercoaster ride in a war zone.”
Sacramento Book Review, 5/26/10
“A candid look at counterinsurgency warfare…Gallagher’s descriptions of daily interactions between his soldiers, civilians, sheiks, Iraqi army, and Iraqi police will keep most readers turning the pages. He conveys the terrible stress soldiers face in dangerous situations, while also communicating the marathon tedium of their daily lives…An excellent book for anyone interested in the observations, expectations, humor, and work ethic of the next generation of American leaders.”
St. Petersburg Times, 5/30/10
“A memoir by turns harrowing, hilarious and absurd.”
"Combines the stark reality of war with humor as Gallagher describes his daily activities."—Syracuse Post-Standard, 11/1/16
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Read by thousands of soldiers who recognised its unflinchingly honest portrayal of the real war, as well as high-ranking Pentagon officials and interested parties around the world, Kaboom was shut down by the US Army in June 2008.
Read by thousands of soldiers who recognised its unflinchingly honest portrayal of the real war, as well as high-ranking Pentagon officials and interested parties around the world, Kaboom was shut down by the US Army in June 2008.